A Decor Companys management is trying to decide whether to eliminate Department 200, which has produced losses or low profits for several years. The companys 2015 departmental income statements shows the following.

ELEGANT DECOR COMPANY Departmental Income Statements For Year Ended December 31, 2015
	Dept. 100					Dept. 200					Combined
Sales		$	448,000				$	281,000				$	729,000
Cost of goods sold			263,000					213,000					476,000
Gross profit			185,000					68,000					253,000
Operating expenses
Direct expenses
Advertising			16,500					13,000					29,500
Store supplies used			4,500					4,000					8,500
DepreciationStore equipment			4,200					3,100					7,300
Total direct expenses			25,200					20,100					45,300
Allocated expenses
Sales salaries			65,000					39,000					104,000
Rent expense			9,480					4,710					14,190
Bad debts expense			9,600					7,500					17,100
Office salary			21,840					14,560					36,400
Insurance expense			2,300					1,400					3,700
Miscellaneous office expenses			2,500					1,900					4,400
Total allocated expenses			110,720					69,070					179,790
Total expenses			135,920					89,170					225,090
Net income (loss)		$	49,080				$	(21,170	)			$	27,910

In analyzing whether to eliminate Department 200, management considers the following:

a.	The company has one office worker who earns $700 per week, or $36,400 per year, and four sales clerks who each earn $500 per week, or $26,000 per year for each salesclerk.
b.	The full salaries of two salesclerks are charged to Department 100. The full salary of one salesclerk is charged to Department 200. The salary of the fourth clerk, who works half-time in both departments, is divided evenly between the two departments.
c.	Eliminating Department 200 would avoid the sales salaries and the office salary currently allocated to it. However, management prefers another plan. Two salesclerks have indicated that they will be quitting soon. Management believes that their work can be done by the other two clerks if the one office worker works in sales half-time. Eliminating Department 200 will allow this shift of duties. If this change is implemented, half the office workers salary would be reported as sales salaries and half would be reported as office salary.
d.	The store building is rented under a long-term lease that cannot be changed. Therefore, Department 100 will use the space and equipment currently used by Department 200.
e.	Closing Department 200 will eliminate its expenses for advertising, bad debts, and store supplies; 69% of the insurance expense allocated to it to cover its merchandise inventory; and 20% of the miscellaneous office expenses presently allocated to it. 1. Complete the following report showing total expenses, expenses that would be eliminated by closing Department 200 and the expenses that would continue. The statement should reflect the reassignment of the office worker to one-half time as salesclerk.

ELEGANT DECOR COMPANY Analysis of Expenses under Elimination of Department 200 Total Eliminated Continuing Expenses Expenses Expenses Cost of goods sold Direct expenses Advertising Store supplies used Depreciation-Store equipment Allocated expenses Sales salaries Rent expense Bad debts expense Office salary Insurance expense Miscellaneous office expenses Total expenses 0 $